I've read through some of this and the idiocy astounds me. Let's take a look at some of the names on this list. Screw it let's look at all of them.
Stole the show at just about every MITB match he was in, had an excellent match vs. Shawn on Raw, beat HHH two or three times in a row on Raw.....and did nothing with it. Shelton never stepped up his game and got so lazy it was unreal.
He's been in the WWF nearly 15 years now and has the same moveset since the day he debuted. When he's healthy he has that same moveset I mean. I guess we'll ignore his main eventing a Royal Rumble too right? And his run as ECW Champion. And when he couldn't stop laughing when Lawler was making fun of Roberts and Henry looked like an idiot.
Around for about 3 years and was given multiple gimmicks to get over which never worked. Requested time off and they released him instead, probably due to cost cutting. This has happened to how many people over the years? Hundreds? Thousands?
King of the Ring in 1995, top heel in the company for the second half of 1995, main event of Summerslam 1995, all of which bombed and had WWF doing some of the worst numbers they've ever done. BUt if he was a big fat worthless out of shape man-boob having WHITE guy, it would be ok right?
You....you can't be serious right? Debuts in the main event of a PPV World Title match as a world champion, main events Summerslam 3 months after said debut in a world title match against The Rock, 5 time world champion in WCW (constantly reminded of this in WWE), world title shot at Mania, main evented Survivor Series 2002, beat the superhero known as Rey Mysterio for the world title in 2007 in a king gimmick, making him probably the most successful ever to use such a gimmick? Yeah he was wasted wasn't he?
Here we have a man in his 40s that lied about his age and was given a job anyway, and yet you're complaining that he was given a bad gimmick? He was ridiculously popular with kids, but hey let's blast the company for him lying about his age and getting cut from Tough Enough right?
Half of the hottest tag team on the planet in late 99/early 2000 and won how many tag titles? Two dozen or so? Give me a break.
This guy suffered from a lack of talent. Not WWE's fault that he's one of the most overrated guys in recent memory.
When in the world was this guy ever worth anything? He was AWFUL in WCW and yet he got a job in WWF....somehow. No idea why and don't care otherwise.
Let's see. WCW World Champion, longest reigning tag champion in WCW history, head of a major stable when he was in his late 30s, multiple tag titles when in his 40s, main event of KOTR 97, helped Rock get over the hump, part of a very popular tag team, got another job after retiring to say a total of one word a week. Think about that for a minute.
Multiple gimmicks, the guy that got to run in on Hulk Hogan's possible retirement match in the main event of Wrestlemania 8, got the first feud with the Warrior after his shocking return, won the IC Title and the tag titles and was ridiculously popular for a long time. he left to pursue a different career. Hardly WWE's fault.
Overrated beyond belief. Show me one great match he had. One. Also, longest WWE US Champion ever, but I guess we can ignore that for the sake of you trying to keep this weak argument of your's up.
Wait, I can use stuff that didn't happen in WWE? Blast it. Now I have to go back and change things. he was a comedy character. Like Santino, Hornswoggle, Big Dick Johnson, Kwee Wee and Rico, all of whom are white. But again, they're white so it's different......right?
You complain about a lack of seriousness with him. When in the world did he ever do anything as Jay Lethal? Now what did he do as Black Machismo? How many X-Division Titles did he get?
Perhaps the least talented guy I can remember holding a title ever. The guy simply isn't any good.
You wouldn't work as a silent slave character who wore awesome suit-like clothes and wrestled like once a year for a full WWF salary? Really? Also he had a featured match at Mania 7 and then had nothing to offer.
and of course my two current favorites..
Every generation has jobbers. He was how popular in Cryme Tyme? Oh yes: ridiculously popular.
So now you're complaining because a guy that sings a song he wrote and owns the copyright to is singing a song that he wrote and owns the copyright to? In other words, IT'S HIS SONG. WWE isn't putting him in this (or in the WWE Title match main event of a PPV for that matter. Or the main event of last year's Summerslam) because they stuck him with a rapper gimmick. He's a rapper himself. It's the same as Savage being insane, Angle being a "wrestler" or Austin being a redneck. That's who they are.
In short (too late), you're incredibly biased, have no sense of what is reality, and aren't very intelligent.